Any ideas what could cause a laminate floor tile to be this damp/wet?

bbbuyer

Laminate is probably 5/6 years, it also felt wet to touch on the side. This particular reading is close to the entrance door ground floor. (Barely visible at the far left of the first photo).

worried it could come from below.. or maybe just badly placed laminate that allowed water to get in from above

FreeBear

bbbuyer said: Laminate is probably 5/6 years, it also felt wet to touch on the side. This particular reading is close to the entrance door ground floor. (Barely visible at the far left of the first photo).

Rain coming in either through the front door, or seeping in around the frame is the most likely culprit. If you lift the rest of the laminate and underlay, you'll probably have a big stain pointing to the source.

Jemma01

I'd lift it up to see what's happening before things get worse. This is a symptom to a probably bigger problem. maybe the surface below it is uneven and collecting the rainwater under that particular tile. Or there could be a leaking pipe under there. Whichever it is, I'd get into action before it gets worse. 

Bookworm105

lift the floor and find out 
you'll need to replace that board now that you have damaged it anyway 

GrannyKate

I had a small patch of lifted laminate in hall which proved to be a serious leak in nearby airing cupboard.  No surface water seen at all, but it proved to have gone under the hallway laminate in all directions and bathroom and kitchen floor.  When floor was lifted actual water was under the underlay. 

bbbuyer

Thanks, it’s a house we are purchasing. 

Surveyor just noted photo but didn’t flag anything else on it.
We will be planning to replace laminate regardless but obviously would prefer  to not deal with rotten floorboards and all that.

its suspended timber floor below.